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Legalization music
We haven’t hit on this for a while… Policymic has an article: 14 Songs That Should Probably Be the Anthem for Marijuana Legalization There are some good ones there, but I don’t know that I’d agree with all of them. … Continue reading
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Cannabis in the Netherlands is doing just fine
I’ve seen a lot of statements from the usual prohibition-types that goes something like: “Every country that has legalized marijuana has found it to be a disaster and reversed course.” Naturally, that’s absurd on its face since no country has … Continue reading
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Legalization models
A note to those who now seem anxious about large-scale commercial marijuana businesses… The vast majority of advocates for legalization would have been happy with any legitimate legalization model that would allow responsible adults to purchase a choice of marijuana … Continue reading
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A new partnership
This is pretty big in terms of self-awareness… Anti-Drug Group Concedes That Marijuana Legalization ‘Is Happening in America’ The CEO of Partnership at Drugfree.org, best known for its 1980s “Your brain on drugs” ads, conceded during an interview with Advertising … Continue reading
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More driving-while-having-previously-been-in-the-presence-of-cannabis nonsense
The scare stories continue to pop up, like this one: Deadly collisions with ties to marijuana use have tripled, study shows (they originally had an even more offensively false headline: “Marijuana legalization leading to fatal car crashes, study shows,” but … Continue reading
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The pathetic state of the UN drug policy regime
As you may (or may not) know, the UNODC just had a major event in Vienna with over 1,300 delegates from 127 states, NGOs, and agencies to discuss where we are headed with international drug policy. Missed the coverage on … Continue reading
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Somebody needs to protect the children from these predators
Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy, Partners Supply Funding for Field Trips to Anti-Drug Exhibit The goal is to take to every seventh grader in the school district to the Maryland Science Center to view the Drug Enforcement Administration … Continue reading
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What price for stealing babes from their mothers?
From the Greeks to Shakespeare, one of the most heinous things in literature is taking a newborn baby from its mother. I am not a parent, not a mother, yet it is obvious to me that such an act is … Continue reading
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Who needs facts when you can make them up? (Updated)
WNYT: Activists call attention to ‘drugged driving’ The exhibit details deadly accidents caused by drugged driving — responsible for about 100 deaths a day in this country, explained the dean of the college, Dr. James Gozzo. 100 drugged driving deaths … Continue reading
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Clarifying poll results
A lot of sources (in fact, from a quick search of Google, just about all of them) have been reporting a new ABC/Wall Street Journal poll and have been saying things like “Americans rank marijuana less dangerous than sugar.” Yes, … Continue reading
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